Ken Luball ~ Spiritual ~ Author ~ Seeker ~ Guide ~
Website: http://kenluball.com
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The Butterfly
It is not others who must change.
It is you who must first evolve.
Only then may you begin to
come out of your cocoon
and become a butterfly.
What is Important in Life?
The time we have left as
we approach death is an
interesting time in life.
Many things, once thought to
be important, no longer are.
We begin to realize life really
is not that complicated or complex;
rather, it is quite simple.
The money, material possessions,
job we had, and almost everything
else we once thought defined what
a successful life is, no longer matter.
Nothing will accompany us when we die.
We finally realize none of those things
are, or ever were important.
Do not wait until the end of your
life to decide what is truly important.
To discover what is important, close
your eyes, silence your mind, and
listen to the quiet messages in
between your racing thoughts.
Do Not Waste Your Life Living in Fear
If we measure time from the
beginning of the universe,
our life passes like a grain
of sand on a beach or a
drop of water in an ocean.
To waste our brief life living
in fear, believing we are better
than another, accepting the self-
centered myths we have been
taught about our importance
in the world, masks the
true purpose of life.
To live a truly meaningful life,
we must ignore everything we
have been taught and believed
to be true about our importance
in the world; accepting, though
we are all different, our
life is not that significant.
Every life, regardless of our
differences, accomplishments,
or genus, each with a spirit,
a piece of god within, is,
and always has been, as
important as another’s.
Mid-Life Crisis
After someone awakens, there is
often a difficult period of transition.
That person begins to question
everything in their life.
Many people go through a
mid-life crisis at this time.
They are confused, questioning
everything they learned and
once believed to be true.
There is a gnawing feeling within
they may no longer ignore,
coming from their very core.
It is their spirit attempting to
communicate with them, making
them question the self-centered
path in life they are on.
Finally reaching a point no longer
able to ignore this feeling, they
have no choice but to make
changes in their life; they awaken.
Friendships and relationships might
fade away, their job may appear
unsatisfying, as they now may
have little in common with
those still asleep, who remained
trapped in an illusion of reality.
They begin a journey to find
meaning in their life; one that
will lead them to rediscover
their spirit’s inherent wisdom
and unconditional love,
allowing them to share it to
help others awaken to their
life’s genuine purpose as well.
With Awakening Everything Changes
It is all part of the journey.
Once you awaken, the only
certainty is your life will
never be the same and
there is no turning back.
Everything in your life will
change, including your relationships,
beliefs, and patience for the games
people play who remain asleep.
Awakening happens when, sensing
the first quiet messages from your
spirit within, you begin to question
everything you were taught about
how to succeed and survive
in a self-centered world.
Enlightenment though will only
happen when you truly accept
everything you learned was untrue.
The truth has always been within.
To discover what it is and the
true reason for your life’s journey,
listen to the silence in between
your random thoughts, then
share the wisdom you
sense from its guidance.
The Splendor of the Whole
We are each like a grain of
sand on a beach or a drop
of water in an ocean; part
of a greater whole, without
which the beach or
ocean could not exist.
It is only when we truly
understand this, joining all
the sand and water together
as one, the splendor of the
whole may be appreciated.
The River
On top of a tall rocky mountain
peak covered in snow all year,
a river begins its long journey
to an ocean far away, being
energized by the melting snow.
Along the way, other steams
join its trek, as the twisting
river begins to grow in
size and straighten its path.
Many along the river’s edge
use its water to drink and
grow food for sustenance.
They also pollute the water
with waste destroying its
purity and beauty.
By the time the river reaches
the ocean, little is left of what
it looked like at its beginning.
We, humanity, are the river.
We begin our journey at birth,
pure, knowing only unconditional love.
As we begin our voyage through
life though, we are exposed to the
self-centered beliefs that influence
and dominate us until our demise.
Instead of the purity and splendor
we once knew when we were
born, our life has slowly decayed.
By the time we reach the end of
our journey, reviewing the life we
had led, many will have regrets.
What once began with beauty
and love, now is unrecognizable.
The Play
On the day we are going to die,
when the ego, our self-centered
beliefs, finally surrenders its
hold on our life, we will understand
our entire life was a play;
it was all make-believe.
We acted our part so well we
never knew it was not real.
Life is just an illusion, where we
all have our bit parts in the play.
If we follow the script, as we
learned to do as we are growing
up, the answers we seek
about life may elude us.
It is only when we act outside
the boundaries of the script and
awaken, the answers we seek may
finally begin to reveal themselves.
The Matrix
The matrix is a world where
most are asleep, living
in a learned reality
accepted as the truth.
Those who remain sleeping
throughout their lives believe
success, happiness, and meaning
may be found in the self-
centered world; they may not.
When we first awaken, we start
to question if those beliefs are true.
Despite how successful our life
has been, sensing a voice we
begin to hear within, the self-
centered beliefs we once
unquestionably accepted as the
truth no longer make sense to us.
The matrix we once understood
and accepted as our reality
begins to dissolve, leaving an
unrecognizable world in its place.
Rather than compete against each
other to survive in the world, we now
wish to selflessly help others instead.
Open your heart, see the genuine
possibility’s life offers, allowing
your matrix to melt away.
The Suitcase
I would like you to picture
an open suitcase.
Before we are born, the
suitcase is empty.
With our birth, though,
the self, which is everything
we learn and believe to be
true, begins to fill this suitcase up.
With each interaction we have,
the suitcase becomes heavier, as
it begins to become cluttered with
the baggage we accumulate from
all the erroneous things we
have learned during our lives.
The heavier the suitcase becomes,
the dimmer our light gets and
the more we will have to unpack
when we awaken and begin our
journey toward enlightenment.
In the suitcase are all the false
self-centered truth’s learned
and accepted by the child
as they are growing up.
Though it does not take very
long to fill the suitcase, usually
during the first five years of life,
it may take the rest of their life,
if at all, to find their light again,
unpack the suitcase and return
to the inner peace, love, and
understanding they once knew
before the suitcase began to fill.
Let us all therefore strive to keep
our children’s suitcase lighter
during their early years, by raising
them with love, rather than fear,
allowing their light to remain
brighter and their journey through
life easier and more meaningful.
The Seeker
We spend our entire life seeking,
looking for happiness, love,
and meaning in our life.
We search for these throughout
the world, believing religion,
money, material possessions,
having a family, prestigious job,
or any of the many other things
we learned would aid our quest.
Though we may have led a
successful life, what we are
searching for may not be
found in a self-centered world.
It may only be found within,
where the answers we have
sought our entire life, searching
endlessly for in the world,
have always been.
The Lie
As soon as we are
born, the lie begins.
We are taught about our
importance in the world and to
accept its self-centered beliefs.
We learn those who are famous,
wealthy, have important jobs, a
certain skin color, religion, sex,
or any other comparisons we
learned defined superiority in
the world, are better, their lives
more important than others
who are different from them.
Nothing could be
further from the truth.
Our egocentric upbring is the
cause of greed, war, prejudice,
and many of humanity’s other
harmful beliefs and self-inflicted
challenges in the world both
today and throughout history.
The truth is no one is, or ever has
been, more important than another.
Every life, regardless of our differences,
accomplishments, or genus, each
with a piece of god, a spirit within,
is as important as our own, and
only by equally shepherding the
resources of our planet, may we
all survive and live a life of
genuine purpose and meaning.
The Prism
When we are first born, before
we are socialized and taught
what to believe, the light
refracted through the prism
of life is pure white.
This white light emerges due
to the inherent wisdom and
unconditional love present
within each life.
As we learn how we are
supposed to act and treat each
other though, living in a self-
centered world, the white light
of the prism is dispersed into
an infinite number of hues.
The more we accept and
believe what we are taught,
the murkier the reflected
colors of the rainbow flowing
through the prism become.
The darker the light emerging
from the prism, the more
challenging our life will become.
Most of humanity’s self-inflicted
problems and harmful emotions
experienced around the world,
both now and throughout history,
happen when a majority see
a darkened light emerging
through the prism of life.
As we awaken, sensing the first
loving messages from our spirit
within, we begin to question the
truth of what we had been taught.
The colors we now see reflected
through the prism begin to
lighten as we start to reject
much of what we once believed.
The lighter the colors observed on
the other side of the prism the
more peaceful, loving, and
meaningful our life will become.
Though we may never once again
see the pure white color we knew
before we were first born, it
is the journey to rediscover
this white light that is the
genuine reason we are alive.
How Much is a Life Worth?
The going rate for a body,
including the elements it is
composed of, is just one dollar.
Is that what each life is worth?
Does having wealth, fame, a
prestigious job, being a certain
race, religion, sex, or anything
else differentiating us from each
other, make one person’s life
worth more than another’s?
These questions must be answered
by anyone seeking to awaken
and become enlightened.
If your answer to these
questions is yes, your spiritual
journey has not yet begun.
If, however, you begin to
question how much a life is
worth, wondering if despite
our differences each life may
be equally important, then you
have awoken and begun your
journey toward enlightenment.
The End of Life
After we have lived our lives,
as we approach death, it is
common to reexamine
how our life went.
Did we live a successful life?
The end of life offers a unique
opportunity to do this, because
at this time, the ego, our learned
self-centered beliefs, loosens its
influence on us, and the spirit
becomes our predominant reviewer.
At this point in the cycle of life,
it no longer matters how much
money we made, the size of the
house we lived in, the job we
had, or anything else associated
with success, as dictated
in the world by the ego.
We are all finally equal
now and we judge our
success through a different
prism: that of the spirit.
When we review our lives,
what we had thought was
success often holds a
different meaning now.
It is at this time, especially
during the last few days of
our life, we come to the
realization what we thought
was important, really was not.
All the material things we
accumulated, friends we had,
places we visited, jobs we
worked, amount of money
we made, or any other comparison
you can think of, which belongs
in the world in which we had
lived, becomes meaningless.
It is at that moment, the moment
where the ego has minimal
control over our actions and
decisions, the true meaning of
life finally becomes evident.
It is then, despite how strongly
the ego may have influenced
our life before, the opportunity
to view our life in a different
way presents itself.
At this time in our life, primarily
viewing our lives through the
eyes of our spirit, we may
find we have many regrets.
We begin to understand the
selfish pleasures in the world we
had sought were not very important.
As death becomes evident, we
finally realize none of that matters.
When we die, unless our culture
is like that of the ancient Egyptians,
our body will be buried or cremated,
and nothing we accumulated during
our lifetime will accompany us.
Our body will then be placed in a
coffin or urn, just like every other
person who dies, regardless of their
stature or their lifetime accomplishments.
At that moment, just before we
die, we finally understand
we truly are all equal.
No one was ever
better than another.
Race, money, prestige,
no longer matter.
As we get closer to our death,
it becomes evident the self-
centered path the ego had us
follow to find success and
happiness may have not
been the right path after all.
The fear, hatred, and prejudice
we once felt are no longer
important to us, not because
we are going to die, but
because it never did matter.
We Are Not Alone
Surrounded by a sea of people,
I pass many others, barely
noticing my existence.
Within, I feel empty, lost,
afraid of everything, needing
to prove my worth every day.
I constantly worry, wanting to
be happy, successful, be able
to survive in the world, providing
everything my family and I need
to be safe and enjoy the
best things life has to offer.
I’m afraid to think too much.
If I do, I may realize, from the
moment of our birth until we die,
we each are alone in the world.
The journey through life though,
was never meant to be solitary,
searching for answers never able
to be found in a self-centered world.
To find your answers, to be happy,
successful, live a meaningful life,
and not be alone, look within,
where your spirit, a piece of
god is present, then selflessly share
your spirit’s innate wisdom and
unconditional love with all others,
so they too may be happy,
successful, and live a
meaningful life as well.
Inner Voices
We each have two
voices we hear within.
One, coming from our mind
is loud, often misguided,
telling us what to do and say.
The words uttered from our
mind result from what we
learned in life, determining
our beliefs, prejudices, and views
of living in a self-centered world.
The other voice
comes from our heart.
This voice is inherent,
present within every life.
Many call this voice our
spirit or higher-self.
Selflessly sharing its innate
wisdom and messages of
unconditional love to benefit
others, gives our life meaning.
Though both voices will remain
with us throughout our life, we may
choose which voice to listen to.
Listen mostly to the softer voice
quietly whispering its wisdom and
messages of love, rather than the
louder chaotic voice from the mind.
If you do, you will awaken and
begin an extraordinary journey
to discover life’s genuine purpose.
Look Beyond
When we look at and talk to
another, what do we see and hear?
Do we see their appearance, the
clothes they are wearing, the color
of their skin, or any of the many
other traits we judge another by?
Do we hear just what they are saying,
the words answering our questions
or as they tell us their opinion?
Is there more to someone than
just what we see and hear?
Our self-centered opinions,
often formed when we are young,
guide most of our interactions
and how we view the world.
It is only when we look beyond
our vison and thoughts, to
the very soul within another,
that we may truly know
their genuine worth.
Who Am I?
Am I the person you see, hear,
touch, or am I something else?
Am I the many roles I have
been assigned by society?
A father, mother, rich, poor,
white, black, Asian, European,
or any of the many other
designations we are defined as.
Perhaps I am more than this.
I, as every life, am a spirit as well.
Our body is but a shell housing
who we truly are.
We are each the same, having
a spirit, a piece of god within,
equally alive to experience life.
Our accomplishments, appearance,
or any other differences
between us mean little.
Who am I?
I am you and we are all one,
intimately linked together by
our spirit within, each alive to
discover our life’s true purpose.
The Three Stages of Enlightenment
The First Stage of Enlightenment – Being Asleep
The first stage of enlightenment
begins when we are born, as we
are socialized and taught to accept
the self-centered beliefs of the world.
With our birth, our identity is
often already pre-determined.
The color of our skin, country we
are born into, religion, and many
other man-made comparisons
often dictate our future in the world.
We believe these comparisons are
true by observing others, reading
about them in books and newspapers,
and by watching TV and movies.
Most people believe and internalize
these differences, further proving
to themselves they are better,
more important than another.
Those who accept and believe what
they were taught is true, despite their
success in life, remain asleep,
destined to live a life of mediocrity,
believing their happiness and meaning
will come from the world. It will not.
The Second Stage of Enlightenment – Awakening
Those who awaken begin to
question if everything we
learned and accepted to be
true in life, as we were
growing up, was true.
A feeling begins to flourish
within, no longer able to be
ignored, questioning the validity
of everything we once believed.
Though we may be leading a
successful life, be wealthy,
famous, or any other comparison
we learned determines what success
is, it no longer quells the uneasy
feelings we experience coming
from deep within us.
The anguish we feel emanates from
our spirit, present within every life.
Some may call the spirit, god, soul,
essence or assign it another name.
It does not matter.
It represents our guide through
life giving our life meaning.
We awaken when we first sense
something is wrong, begin to
question if what we learned and
accepted was true may not have
been, beginning us on a journey
we have no choice but to pursue.
A journey toward enlightenment.
The Third Stage of Enlightenment – Enlightenment
Enlightenment happens when
we finally accept everything
we learned and believed
to be true was not.
Despite our appearance, wealth,
accomplishments, material possessions,
or any other comparison differentiating
us from each other, we now realize we
are not, and never have been, better
or more important than anyone else.
We sense our spirit within, now fully
embracing its messages by selflessly
sharing its inherent wisdom and
unconditional love with others,
helping them awaken to their spirit’s
true purpose in life as well.
Though what we learned when we
were young will remain with us, its
influence on our life is now minimal.
Instead of competing, we
now wish to cooperate.
Instead of living in fear, we now
seek to live our life with love.
And instead of desiring only what
is best for ourselves, we now wish
to selflessly help others, to ease
their journey through life.
With this change and acceptance
of the spirit’s message, we move
closer to enlightenment and
understanding the true purpose
for our life’s journey.
Do No Harm
When we harm another with
unkind words, take advantage
of them in any way needing to
prove we are smarter, more
important than they are, though
we may briefly succeed in
our effort, in reality, the
injury hurts us both.
We must always strive to
help, not harm each other.
Regardless of the slight, there
is never a reason to demean another.
Who is Driving Your Car?
When I was born, my car was
new, pristine in every way.
I was the driver inherently knowing
my purpose in life: to follow my
spirit’s inherent wisdom and
unconditional love, allowing
it to guide my life choices.
As I became older though, a passenger
joined me in my car, when I began
to accept society’s beliefs about life.
I learned the truth about surviving
in a self-centered world.
Slowly, as I became older,
I discovered I no longer
was driving my car.
Instead, I was now the
passenger: my ego was driving.
I no longer embraced unconditional
love as I first did when I was born.
Instead, I now accepted the countless
lessons life taught me, understanding
the many man-made tragedies and
struggles others endure were inevitable.
One day, when I was older, depressed,
unhappy with my life, I began to
tire being a passenger.
I started to question if everything I
had learned in my life was true.
When I finally realized and accepted
little of it was, I once again took the
wheel of my car, changing seats with
the driver, who now accompanied
me in the passenger seat.
As I began to drive my car again,
though it was not as shiny and pristine
as it was when it was new, I was
no longer depressed or unhappy.
Instead, I found genuine inner
peace and meaning, as I once
again was able to embrace and
share my unconditional love,
my spirit, with all others.
A Smile and a Kind Word
Each of us can affect the
life of another, even briefly.
Treating others with a smile and
sincere kindness, not influenced
by wanting something in return,
can alter the direction of not only
one life, but of the world itself.
This kind-hearted gesture may
awaken in others an inherent memory
present within every life; a memory
we all once knew before we
were exposed to the chaos from
living in a self-centered world.
If enough people begin to selflessly
share a smile and kind word,
perhaps the newly awakened
person we first encountered
will then share this gesture with
others, continuing ad infinitum.
To change the world, perhaps
we can simply start with being
nice to each other by sharing
a smile and a kind word.
The Twilight of Life
As I sit on my porch on a
cold winter day in the twilight
of my life, I reflect on what
is important in life.
I look at the many struggles others,
as well as I, had; hunger, homelessness,
prejudice, inequity, life changing loss
of job, divorce, illness, death or any
number of other challenges I
have witnessed during my life.
I now understand how unnecessary
many of these difficulties were.
They were a result of living in a
self-centered world, where we
worry only about ourselves,
rather than to be sincerely
concerned for others who
are struggling as well.
We need not face life alone.
We are meant to help each
other in our time of need,
understanding every life,
regardless of our differences,
is equally important, and only
together, may we mitigate the
many self-inflicted problems
caused by living in an egoistic
world, allowing us all to survive
and live a meaningful life full
of inner peace, enduring love,
and genuine purpose.
How to Raise a Happy Child
To raise a happy child, bring
them up to believe in the
goodness of life, to share
unselfishly, foster respect
and love for all others,
regardless of any differences
there may be between us.
Teach our children to find their
path and happiness in life, not in
the self-centered world, but from
their spirit within instead, then to
selflessly share their spirit’s
innate wisdom and unconditional
love with all others.
Every Life is Beautiful
It matters not what someone
looks like: their race, sex, wealth,
appearance, or anything else
we may judge them by.
Every life is unique,
beautiful in every way.
Our differences create a
montage, a mosaic that
together make us all stronger.
Despite any insignificant flaws
we each may have, only by
embracing our similarities,
rather than our differences,
may we truly see the genuine
beauty within other’s.
The Spiritual Journey
The spiritual journey is very
challenging, long, and often lonely.
There are a lot of frustrations you
will encounter as you continue
to live in a self-centered
world that remains asleep.
By embracing the spiritual path,
selflessly sharing our spirit’s inherent
wisdom and unconditional love, we
may change the world by awakening
the spirit within others, beginning
them on a spiritual journey as well.
Though the journey is challenging,
we must not give up.
For at the end of the spiritual path
lies inner peace, enduring love,
and a genuine understanding
about our life’s true purpose.
The Answers
Do not look to others to
find happiness, meaning,
and answers about life.
They will not be found there.
These must first be found
within, then selflessly shared,
without motive or benefit,
with all others.
The Mask
We learn, often when we are
young children, how to conceal
our true emotions behind a mask
we may wear, becoming very
adept at hiding almost all our
feelings from others and,
often, even from ourselves.
Masks help us survive in a self-
centered world, allowing our
responses to different situations
to be socially acceptable.
It is not easy though to
continually wear a mask.
The larger the mask and the
more of our face it covers,
the greater the problems we
will have in our life and the
more stress and anxiety we
may experience and feel.
We must all strive to rip off
the mask preventing us from
reaching our full potential.
If we do, allowing our spirit to
become the primary guide in
our life, we will be finally be
able to experience life as
it was truly meant to be.
The Simple Message We Are Here to Learn
Greed, prejudice, inequity;
war, hunger, homelessness.
None of these things and so
much more need exist today.
Every man-made problem and
harmful emotion results from
accepting the self-centered
status quo, the belief we are
better and more deserving
than another; we are not.
We are all spirit, each
with a piece of god within,
intimately linked to each other.
Every life, therefore, regardless
of our differences, is equally
important, each deserving to
be helped in their time of need
and treated with respect
and unconditional love.
This is the simple message
we are here to learn.
Living a Successful Life
Is success living to an old age,
making a lot of money, having
a prestigious job, a family, big
house, and being able to do the
best things life has to offer?
Many in the world, believing
this self-centered definition
of success, though they may
become successful in life, if
their success is not selflessly
shared to help others become
successful as well, then
their life was led without
meaning or purpose.
There is another definition
of success though, one
much less recognized.
Money, material possessions,
or anything else found in the
world is not necessary when
following this path.
By selflessly sharing our inherent
wisdom and unconditional love,
our spirit, with all others, our life
will have been successful and we
will have understood the genuine
purpose for our life’s journey.
We Are Each Other’s Teachers
Every person we meet, regardless
how brief, affects our life.
A small part of their spirit,
their essence, remains with us,
changing, if only slightly, the
direction our life will take.
Each one of us, therefore,
may change the world by
sharing our authentic self,
our spirit, with others.
We are each other’s teachers.
Let us, therefore, make certain
the unconditional loving messages
we share always help others,
rather than harm them, leaving
our children a world of hope,
rather than despair.
The Spirit Guide
Within every life lies a spirit guide.
Whether you call this guide a
spirit, soul, god or anything
else, it does not matter.
It is an ethereal being meant
to give our lives meaning by
sharing its inherent wisdom
and unconditional love to
help guide our life’s choices.
Awakening begins when we
first start to sense its presence,
questioning if our self-centered
beliefs about life are true.
Enlightenment, though, will only
happen when we fully accept the
messages of our spirit guide,
understanding everything we
once thought to be true was not.
It was all an illusion, meant to
challenge our life’s choices.
The Mountain Top
Surrounded by towering white
covered peaks, the snow
begins to melt in spring.
Its water flows, rippling past rocks
downhill in streams, sustaining
the many forest inhabitants.
To reach the mountain summit,
an arduous climb is required; sheer
rock cliffs, high winds, freezing
temperatures, present themselves
as the mountain top is near.
We begin our lives on top of
the mountain with spectacular
views of the world below.
As we are taught about life
though, and what is expected of
us, our view begins to diminish;
we begin to descend the mountain
as we accept the truth of
what we learned growing up.
By the time we reach the base of
The mountain, accepting all of
society’s self-centered viewpoints,
we have forgotten what the beautiful
scenic view on the peak looked like.
We may only begin to reclimb the
mountain when we begin to question
if what we had learned and accepted
during our lives was true.
Once we realize and acknowledge
little of it was, we may once again
be able to reach the summit, and
appreciate the beautiful views
of the world below, as we
were always meant to do.
The Sword and the Shield
We are born free, though as
we are exposed to the world
and its beliefs, we each acquire
a sword and a shield to protect
us from life’s injustices.
Our shield deflects injurious
rage, preventing others words
and deeds from hurting us.
Our sword is our response,
as its sharp blade attempts to
penetrate another’s defenses.
These self-centered tools
prevent us from ever
discovering genuine love
and meaning in our lives.
Only by yielding, putting down
our instruments of conflict,
will our true purpose in
life become evident.
With this surrender, though our
learned beliefs will remain, they
will no longer direct our actions.
Rather, our spirit present within
each life, free from its confines
behind our sword and shield,
will now be permitted to
reveal our true destiny.
Our Sixth Sense
Most people imagine and
live their entire lives believing
there are only five senses: hearing,
touch, sight, taste, and smell.
Those who do, though they may
have led a good life and been
successful, have neglected the
most important sense, our
sixth sense: the spirit.
Also known as soul, god, our
higher-self, it opens life to a
whole new dimension of thought,
beliefs, and understanding.
Our sixth sense permits us to
find genuine meaning in our
lives by allowing us to
discover and selflessly
share our loving core present
within every life.
Doing so is the reason we
are born, the true meaning
of our life’s journey.
The Comfort of Silence
When we see a wrong, do or
say nothing, we are contributing
to the decline of our world.
Many have different opinions
as to what is considered wrong.
Spiritually, morally, and ethically,
wrong is doing anything to
harm another in any way.
It matters not if the injury is
physical, verbal, or ignoring
the many human offenses
we inflict on each other.
War, hunger, homelessness;
prejudice, inequity, hate.
These and many more human
transgressions are caused by
our comfort of silence, fearful
of saying something to
upset the status quo.
We must be silent no more.
Every indiscretion must be
met and challenged with
resistance, speaking up loudly
in defense of those being harmed.
If we see anything we would not
wish to happen to us or those
we are closest to, that is the
measure to be silent no more.
Our Second Act
There may come a time in
our lives when we begin to
reevaluate everything we
once believed important.
Despite living a successful
life, having family, prestige,
money, material possessions,
a sense begins to emerge making
us question if there is more
to life than what we were
taught and achieved.
We awaken.
Often, this moment presents
an opportunity for our second
act in life to begin, as we
reevaluate our job, relationships,
beliefs, and everything else we
once believed to be true.
This feeling comes from our
spirit within and may cause
our lives to unravel as we
begin to question all
our choices in life.
Once we awaken, we may
never fall back asleep.
We begin to view the world
differently; one where we
realize our definition of
success was distorted.
Money, prestige, family, no
longer dominate our self-
centered view of the world.
Our second act in life begins
when we understand selflessly
helping others also find
success in the world is
the genuine reason
for our life’s journey.
The Baker
I woke up at 3 a.m. every
day for the past 45 years to
prepare and bake cakes, bread,
and other delicious pastries
to sell in my bakery.
I am now in the twilight of life.
Where have all the years gone?
As I sit on my porch, I
begin to understand I spent
those years working, buying
things to make my life
easier, paying bills.
Is this all there is to life?
If you answer yes, then,
like me, our lives have
not been fully lived.
We simply went through
the motions, doing everything
we were taught to live
a successful life.
It is only now, as death nears,
I finally understand there is
so much more I was
supposed to accomplish.
I never genuinely knew love,
inner peace, or happiness.
Though I thought I did,
had a family, traveled,
did fun things, these
emotions eluded me as
I only experienced
them superficially.
Though it is too late for
me, I now realize these
genuine emotions
have always been
part of me.
All I had to do to
experience them was
open my heart, then
selflessly share them
with others.
Perhaps if I had done
this, spent less time
burying my head in the
oven the pastries were
baked in, I would have
realized sooner, there
was so much more to life
than just doing what
I had been told.
The Storm
The darkening clouds
above threaten the
peaceful earth below.
As the first drops of rain
begin to fall, many race
for shelter to avoid being
caught in its wake.
As the deluge increases,
the howling wind intensifies
the storms ferocity.
Many barely notice the
weather, safe, comfortable
in their abode.
There are others though,
the discarded, the untouchables,
ignored by society due to
poverty or their life
situation, who become
drenched from the
unrelenting wind and
rain, having no shelter
to protect them from
the elements.
An enlightened society
would not allow anyone
to stand alone in the storm.
Rather, they would
provide refuge to protect
everyone, regardless of
our differences or their
circumstances in life.
To truly change the world,
we must selflessly embrace
the outcasts, the discarded,
allowing them to find protection
from the storm as well.
A Long and Winding Road
There are many turns,
curves, and detours we
encounter on our
journey through life.
The final destination though,
is the same: the reunification
with our spirit, present
within every life.
How we get there is
influenced by our
experiences and acceptance
of what we were taught and
consider to be the truth.
The more we believe our
self-centered views are
genuine, the sharper the
turns in the road will be,
making our journey
longer, more challenging.
For those who start to
question these truths,
beginning to sense a
presence within, the turns
and detours in the road lessen;
its end may now become visible.
Though few will reach the end of
the road, it is the journey getting
there that is life’s true purpose.
What is the Purpose of the Spirit?
The spirit is an ethereal
entity accompanying every
life, present to share its
inherent wisdom and
unconditional love to
allow our lives to have
genuine meaning and purpose.
The spirit may be considered
to be our higher-self,
a piece of god.
It often is in competition
with the self, our learned beliefs.
Without the spirit, without
striving to become one with
our higher-self, all that is
left are our experiences
and survival techniques
learned since we were born.
Meaning found in a self-
centered world is an illusion.
It may only be discovered by
accepting and selflessly
sharing the wisdom and
pure loving messages
of the spirit within.
The Door
Imagine a hill with a
door on the top.
On one side of the hill,
at its base, are our self-
centered beliefs.
When we are here, the
hill is very steep and
difficult to climb.
As our spirit, the source
of divine wisdom and
intuition within us, becomes
a little stronger, and we
begin to awaken, the incline
of the hill appears less severe;
we may begin to ascend it
in an effort to approach
the door on the top.
We know if we can reach
the door and go through it,
we will find enlightenment
on the other side, becoming
one with our higher-self.
Though, at times, we may
briefly pass through the door,
the stress and anxieties
of life soon return, and
we find ourselves being
dragged back through the
door once more, falling
back down the hill.
Only by fully embracing
the wisdom and unconditional
loving messages of our spirit
within, then selflessly sharing
them with others, may we
remain on the other side
of the door, and in doing
so, realize our true
purpose in life.
Chi (Qi)
Every life has two forms.
The physical form
is the body, mortal,
beginning at conception,
ending with death.
There is also essence
present within every life.
The essence is immortal,
joining each life in the
beginning and returning
to a higher vibrational
level when the body dies.
Though these appear to
be separate, chi is the
bridge connecting
them together.
Both will exist,
influencing us
throughout our brief life.
When our physical form,
with its emotions, thoughts,
and beliefs dominate, our
chi is weakened, often
resulting in stress,
hardship, and anxiety.
When our essence, however,
dominates, our future brightens.
To embrace the power,
the energy of our chi,
accept the spiritual path
through life, unleashing
the force of our spirit’s
inherent wisdom and
unconditional love,
allowing us to begin
a journey to discover
our life’s genuine purpose.
The Messages Within
We need not travel,
amass material possessions,
have a lot of money, or
anything else that may
be found in the world
to find genuine
happiness, meaning,
love, and inner peace.
Though many endlessly
search for these in a self-
centered world, they
may not be found there.
To discover where they
truly exist, sit in a
comfortable chair,
silence your mind,
listen to the quiet
messages in between
your racing thoughts,
then selflessly share
the wisdom and
unconditional love you
sense with the world.
Religious Divisions
Easter, Passover, Ramadan.
Christian, Jewish, Muslim.
These are but three of many
religions dividing, rather
than uniting the world.
The differences have led
to prejudice, wars,
indifference to the
struggles of those
who believe differently.
Though each may have
differing views on god,
the underlying message
they voice has been lost.
It is a message of unselfishly
helping and loving others,
guaranteeing the right of
everyone to be safe, have
food to eat, a home to live
in, a planet that will not be
destroyed by greed and apathy.
It is treating every person,
regardless of our beliefs,
and all forms of life, with
the same respect we wish
for ourselves.
Perhaps it is time to put
our self-centered learned
religious beliefs aside,
embracing instead the
initial spiritual messages
Jesus, Moses, and Mohammed,
had originally intended
for us to adopt.
A message of unconditional
love, selflessly shared with
others, for the benefit of all.
The Barrier to Enlightenment
When we are awakened,
we realize more than
just the self is present
and influencing us.
We begin to understand
the spirit exists as well.
What prevents an
awakened person from
reaching enlightenment
is this knowledge is
not fully accepted.
There is still a belief,
fostered by the self,
that meaning, happiness,
and inner peace may be
found in a self-centered
world; it cannot.
It must first be
discovered within,
then it must be shared
without motive or
benefit, with all others.
Our Higher-Self
The reason we are
born, what our higher-
self represents, is a
return to the inherent
knowledge and
unconditional love
present within every
life before our birth,
unimpeded by the
distraction’s life presents us.
Our spirit teaches us to
be selfless, loving,
compassionate to
everyone, regardless
of our differences.
It lets us know every
life is equally important,
and only by helping each
other unselfishly will
the struggles we may
have after we are born
lessen, and the genuine
meaning of our life’s
journey be understood.
Every Life is Meaningful
With enlightenment,
the disguises others
wear fade away.
The negativity of life
wanes, seeing the best
in others, rather than
only their flaws.
The desire to improve
the world by helping
others is overwhelming.
With this understanding
we realize every life is
intimately connected by
a spirit, a piece of god
within, and each life
therefore, regardless
of our differences, has
purpose and meaning.
The Irony of Life
When we are first
born, we know only
unconditional love.
None of the harsh
realities of the self-
centered world have
yet distorted our pure
hopeful vision of life.
With our socialization
into the world though,
we will never return to
the innocence we once
knew before our birth.
The irony of life is we
may then spend the rest
of our lives undoing the
damage done during our
earliest years when our
views, beliefs, prejudices,
and opinions of the
world are formed,
trying desperately
to return to the
loving, peaceful
moment we once
knew before we
were first born.
The Divide
Our world is endlessly
divided into castes.
Religion, ethnicity,
race, wealth, are just
a few of the many
divisions in a self-
centered world too
obsessed to notice
or care.
These division are used
to justify the superiority
of some over others.
They are also the primary
cause of war, prejudice,
inequity, and many of
humanity’s other problems.
In spirituality there
are no castes.
Every life, though
different in appearance,
beliefs, genus, is equally
valuable, deserving to be
treated with respect and
unconditional love.
Only when this is
recognized and accepted,
may the spiritual evolution
of our planet finally begin.
The Reflection Pond
Look at yourself as
you gaze into a calm
pool of water; peer
deeply into your eyes.
Beyond the pretense,
the façade we present
to the world, a sentient
being may be seen.
Its purpose is to share
its inherent knowledge
and unconditional love
with us, allowing our
life to be led with true
purpose and meaning.
Only when we selflessly
share this part of
ourselves with others,
will the genuine reason
for our presence be
truly understood.
Our True Path
From the moment
we are born, with
our first breath,
everything changes.
At that very instant,
the ego, our self-centered
beliefs, is created.
Everything we see and
are exposed to throughout
our life will help
strengthen the ego.
Accepting what we are
taught will be the cause
of many challenges we
may face and in allowing
us to find true meaning
in our life.
We are born enlightened,
with the inherent knowledge
and unconditional love
of the spirit, a piece
of god within.
It is not until we are
socialized to accept the
mores of society, we
forget our true purpose.
Everything we have
learned from our birth
are obstacles, encouraged
by the ego, to detour us
from the genuine path
through life we are meant
to follow: the spiritual path.
With this understanding,
we awaken, beginning us
on an unending journey
toward enlightenment.
When the Wind Blows
The wind may be calm,
gently blowing the
leaves of trees, as they
majestically sway in
the soothing breeze.
It also may be fierce,
causing enormous
damage as storms emerge
across our planet.
Just as the wind gusts,
we often have moments
in life affecting how
intense our stress
and emotions are.
In times of balance,
we are steady.
There are periods in
our lives, however, our
reactions may be extreme.
When these occur, no
longer in control, we
may act out, harming
others with our words,
actions, or deeds.
To calm the winds, we
must begin to understand
there is another force
active in our life
besides the wind; it
is the spirit, a piece
of god present
within every life.
With this realization,
we awaken.
With the acceptance
and guidance of our
spirit’s inherent wisdom
and unconditional loving
beliefs, the wind calms,
enabling us to journey
further in our quest to
discover our genuine
purpose in life.
I Am Human
There are those who
believe the lives of
human beings are more
important than other
forms of life, and that
some people, due to
their differences, are
better than others.
Some embrace our
differences to justify
their beliefs and actions.
In reality, though we
may believe, look, act
differently, or we may
be a different genus,
we each possess a piece
of the divine within,
inextricably connecting
each of us to the other.
We have never been
greater or our lives
more significant than
anyone else or any other
life form; each possesses
a spirit, a piece of
god within as well.
Understanding this,
sharing our spirit’s
inherent wisdom and
unconditional love to
selflessly help others
in need, is the lesson
we are alive to learn.
The Answers
The ego, our self-
centered beliefs,
tells us everything
we need can be
found in the world.
If we even partially
believe this, though
we may have awoken,
sensing the first
messages from our
spirit, enlightenment
will remain elusive.
The spirit, however,
asks us to seek our
answers within, where
they have always been,
and then to selflessly
share the wisdom and
unconditional love present
there with all others.
It is ironic, most spend
their entire life searching
for meaning in the
world; it may not
be found there.
We have always
had the answers.
We were simply looking for
them in the wrong place.
We only had to open our
hearts, listen to the quiet
loving messages of our
spirit within, and we would
have understood this.
Here Comes the Sun
Over the nearby snow-
covered mountain peaks,
the first rays of the sun
bring light and warmth
to an indifferent self-
centered world.
It shines its light on all
living things in its
proximity, bringing hope
to those who value its purpose.
It does not discriminate
on who receives its gifts,
presenting its light to help
plants and animals thrive
and warmth to benefit
all living things on
our fragile world.
We are the sun.
With our warmth and
light, we may each
change the world by
selflessly sharing our
radiance and unconditional
love to improve the
lives of all.
Listen to the Silence
We all wish to be heard;
it is part of being human.
Yet it is not what we
say that is important.
Rather, it is what we hear
when we genuinely listen
to the messages behind
the words being said.
If we listen intently, we
may hear the underlying
meaning, hidden deep
within the realm of
the subconscious,
not disguised by our
self-centered opinions.
If we remain quiet, we
may hear the authentic
messages of the spirit,
accompanying each on
their life’s journey.
It is a message of
unconditional love,
hope, and sincere desire
for us to hear the
messages from our
own spirit as well.
Life Lessons
During our lives we
learn many lessons
about life that influence
our decisions and the
path we will take as we
strive to be happy,
successful, and live
a meaningful life.
If our experiences and
choices reinforce our
self-centered desire to
do only what is best for
ourself, then our goals in
life will never be realized.
Happiness, success, and
meaning may not be found
in a self-centered world.
They must first be
discovered within,
then selflessly shared,
without reservation,
with all others.
Only then will we not
only find what we desire,
but also discover the lesson
we are here to learn, the true
purpose of our life’s journey.
Which Path Will We Follow?
There are but two
paths through life
we each may pursue.
We may either follow
the self-centered path
of the ego, our learned
beliefs; or we may seek
the spiritual path, the
one we were always
meant to follow.
The former idolizes money.
Its primary concern is for
our individual success in
life, often defined by
material possessions
and other things we
were told would make
our lives worthwhile.
Those pursuing a
spiritual path, however,
though they may have
little money or possessions,
are equally concerned about
every life and how they
may sincerely help others.
We each choose which
path through life to
follow; we may change
our path at any time.
One path may lead to
success in the world,
though to leading a
life lacking meaning.
The other, though not
outwardly successful,
will lead to true inner
peace, happiness, love,
and discovering the
genuine purpose for
our life’s journey.
Fear
Though fear may be
inherent, such as our
fight or flight reaction
to danger, there is also
acquired fear we learn
and worry about as
we are brought up
to be afraid of others.
This fear often is the
underlying cause of hate,
prejudice, war, and most
other negative emotions.
It results in a world of
needless death, hunger,
inequity, and numerous
unnecessary struggles by
many throughout history.
Only by selflessly
embracing love rather
than fear, accepting the
inherent good within
every life, will we be
able to break this
relentless cycle,
allowing our children
to live in a world of
peace rather than conflict.
Hiding From Pain
Many choose to hide
from the hardships of
life we each must confront.
They may wear a mask,
metaphorically covering
their face to hide their
true feelings and
emotions from others.
They may also conceal
themselves behind a wall
they erected within to
protect them from the
pain of living in a harsh
often cruel world, where
words, deeds, and
actions, may cause
stress, anxiety, and despair.
In addition to the mask
and wall, some may take
drugs, drink alcohol, or
find other ways to hide
their authentic-self,
from the world.
Living like this isolates
us not only from our
acquaintances, but from
friends, close family,
and even ourselves.
Though we may be
surrounded by many
others, we are truly
alone, hiding from the
world, isolating who we
really are from all others.
We are each spirit.
The rest is simply an
illusion created by the
ego, our learned beliefs,
to help disguise our
genuine purpose in life.
It is only when we decide
to stop hiding, may we
finally find what we have
sought our entire lives:
happiness, unconditional
love, inner peace, and a
genuine understanding
of our life’s true purpose.
The Rain
The rain is gently
falling on an overcast
cloudy day.
Each drop splashes
as it reaches the ground,
helping nourish the
earth and provide water
to all who live on it.
Though a single raindrop
helps to slightly replenish
the rivers and quench the
thirst of one, alone it cannot
sustain life by itself.
Only combined with other
raindrops, will it be able to
satisfy the needs of many.
We each are like a
single raindrop.
Alone, we are isolated,
struggling to survive in
a self-centered world.
Together, however,
selflessly helping each
other, the needs of all
may be met, allowing
each to not only endure,
but thrive as well.
Wealth
Many believe wealth is
having a lot of money,
material possessions,
being able to do the
best things life offers.
Though having these
make life easier, in truth,
wealth has little to do
with any of them.
This belief is an illusion
we accepted as real when
we were taught what
success and wealth are
in a self-centered world.
Real wealth comes from
within, and is only acquired
when we selflessly share
the wisdom and
unconditional
love of our spirit
with all others.
With this understanding
of what true wealth is,
our riches will be unearthed,
as we experience genuine
love, inner peace, and
discover the true
meaning of life.
Living in a Bubble
While we mature
within our mother,
we are enclosed in
an amniotic sac to
protect and provide
nourishment to us
until we are ready to
enter the world.
With our birth, no longer
requiring its help,
it is discarded.
It does not take long,
though, for another sac
to form, a bubble around
us, protecting us from
emotional pain and
nourishing our self-esteem.
This bubble is the ego,
our learned beliefs, and
it is reinforced by our
socialization into a self-
centered world.
Though this bubble
defends and nurtures us,
it also isolates us from
each other and from
our authentic-self.
As long as the bubble is
intact, even if its walls
are thin, we will continue
to struggle to find
meaning in our lives.
It is only when we burst
the bubble, as we once
did upon our birth, we
may begin a quest to
discover our true
purpose in life.
Building a Wall or a Bridge
In life, we may choose
whether to build a
wall or a bridge.
The wall isolates us
from not only each
other, but from
ourself as well.
It hides the beauty in
the distance of faraway
mountain tops, meandering
rivers, and open meadows
full of flowers.
Instead we find a barrier
we cannot see through,
blocking our view of
the world’s grandeur.
The bridge is quite different.
Rather than dividing us,
it connects all life
to each other.
In the distance, the views
remain unobstructed as
we are able to see through
it to the other side.
If we view the world
through a wall, having
only a partial view of it
as we peer over the
top, we will only see
a superficial image, a
façade, we each
project to others.
When we see a world
full of bridges though,
instead of walls, we see
kindness, unconditional
love, present within
every life, desiring only
to selflessly help all others.
To change the future and
further the spiritual
evolution of our planet,
we must tear down all
our isolating walls,
replacing them instead
with bridges that will
connect us all together.
You Are Worthwhile
Though you may be
poor, struggle daily to
survive, your life is as
important as any other
that has achieved success
in the world.
Our body is but a shell,
housing our spirit within.
Our mind is but a tool
to accept society’s beliefs.
Who we truly are, lies
not in our success or
thoughts, but in our
essence within.
The First Step to Awakening
Before beginning on a
spiritual path, we must
first start to question
our beliefs and attitudes
about the world.
We are brought up
to believe in always
putting our own needs
and desires before others.
To begin the awakening
process, this belief
must be reversed.
When we are able to
sincerely put the needs
of others, before only
considering our own desires,
treat all, without exception,
as equal, their lives
important, significant,
then we will have awoken,
beginning an enduring
journey to understand
our life’s true purpose.
This is Enlightenment
Every life, regardless
of our differences or
genus, has a spirit, a
piece of god within,
intimately connecting
each to the other.
No one person or lifeform,
therefore, regardless of their
appearance, beliefs, or
accomplishments in life,
each with a piece of god
within is, or ever has been
better, their life more
important than another’s.
Understanding this, then
selflessly sharing our
spirit’s innate wisdom
and unconditional love
to help others realize this
as well, is enlightenment.
Reviewing My Life
I am in the twilight of life;
death will come soon.
I have no fear, though as I
look back over my life, there
are many things I wish
I had done differently.
Instead of worrying only
about myself and success in
the world, constantly working,
striving to enjoy life, I would
have spent more time helping
others and with those I love.
I would have listened, learned,
and assisted all those in need,
even strangers I did not know.
I would have fought harder to
change the world, feed the hungry,
provide shelter to the homeless,
and stop the prejudice, hate, and
senseless slaughter humanity
needlessly inflicts on each other.
I only wish I had understood
these things earlier, so my life
could have been more meaningful,
rather than simply being focused
on only what was best for myself.
Taking Advantage of Others
There is never a reason to do,
say, or imply harm to another.
It matters not if the slight
is verbal, physical, or
in any other manner.
We are all in life’s journey together.
Though many believe the injury
they caused to the other is
trivial, in reality, it harms both.
Apart, regardless of our
success or accomplishments
in life, our lives are insignificant.
Only together, by always
helping others and treating
all with respect and
unconditional love, will
life’s genuine meaning
become apparent.
Light
Light exists within each life.
It often is hidden from view
by our dominant self-centered
beliefs, our ego, quieting its
wisdom and dimming its
light from our life.
The intention of life is to
rediscover and then shine
our light on all others so
they too may find their
light within as well.
Remember
We are spirit, co-existing
in a corporeal body.
We forget this after we are
exposed to life’s challenges.
Our life’s purpose is to
remember, then selflessly
share our spirit’s inherent
wisdom and unconditional
love to help others remember
their true purpose
in life as well.
A Universal Tenet
Every life, regardless of our
beliefs, accomplishments,
appearance, or genus, is
equal, important, and meaningful.
Most of humanity’s struggles
result from not understanding
this universal tenet, believing
instead, not only are we
superior to all other forms
of life, but some lives are
more important than
others as well.
The World We See
How we view life’s challenges
will decide our destiny.
If we only see darkness,
we will spend our lives
fearful, never truly
experiencing the reason
for our life’s journey.
If, however, we see light,
not only in the world,
but within all others as
well, we will fully embrace
life, and, in doing so,
discover our true purpose
in life as well.
The Universe
In the vastness of space,
the universe contains
celestial bodies and wonders
too abundant to tally.
Alone, isolated from others,
though their impact may be
significant, their existence
and importance in the
universe is nominal.
Only together, as part of
a solar system, galaxy,
the cosmic web, will its
intention be fully realized.
Meaning
Meaning may not
be found in a self-
centered world.
It must first be
discovered within,
then selflessly shared,
without reason or
favor, with all others.
The Waterfall
In early spring, water melting
from faraway mountain peaks,
rush downward to the valley below.
Before it reaches its destination,
the water is calm, peaceful.
It is only when it descends
over an elevated bluff, its
intensity increases, as it
produces a beautiful,
majestic waterfall.
Humanity may be contrasted
to a waterfall.
Before we are born we are
calm, peaceful, wise, knowing
only unconditional love.
It is not until we enter the
world, socialized to accept
the self-centered beliefs of
society, our understanding
about life’s purpose
becomes distorted.
The true irony of life is
we then spend the rest of
our lives, trying to return
to the calm, peaceful reflections
and feelings of love we once
knew before we were first born.
Givers and Takers
There are two types of
people: givers and takers.
A giver is someone who
shares their love freely
with all others, wanting
only the best for everyone.
A taker worries only about
themselves, unafraid to
take advantage of another.
Though a taker may be
successful in life, they
will never experience true
love, inner peace or learn
the lessons we are alive
to understand.
A giver, however, will
find these in abundance,
while also discovering life’s
genuine intentions as well.
We Are Stronger Together
When you are down,
struggling to hold
on, I will be there.
It matters not if
we know each other.
I will always offer my
hand to hold you, my
love to embrace you,
and my soul to
caress your wounds.
We are stronger together.
If you ever wondered
why we are born,
this is the reason.
To selflessly help and
love each other in
our time of need.
The Ceiling
Above me the ceiling limits
my view of the world,
restricting my vision.
I realize, above its confines,
lies an extraordinary
unrestricted realm,
waiting to embrace me
with its inherent wisdom
and unconditional love.
Like the ceiling, most of
us limit our view of the
world, only believing what
we were taught, seeing our
life limited by its boundaries.
It is only when we observe
what is above the ceiling,
by challenging our self-
centered beliefs, the
beauty and genuine
possibilities life offers
may truly be discovered.
Our False Beliefs
There are many who
believe they are leading
a successful, purposeful
life, accomplishing everything
they were taught would
allow them to do so.
Though they may be
wealthy, famous, have
many material possessions,
nothing achieved in a self-
centered world, unless
shared to benefit others,
will bring genuine success
or purpose to our lives.
Success and purpose may
only be found when we
share our innate wisdom
and unconditional love,
our spirit, to help others
become successful and
discover meaning in
their lives as well.
We Are All Children of the World
Regardless of the color
of our skin, ethnicity,
religion, whether we are
rich or poor, famous or
unknown, or any other
comparison we may
make, we are all
children of the world.
No one life, regardless
of our differences or
accomplishments, is
or ever has been
better, more important,
than another’s.
Apart, though some
may be more successful,
we will all fail.
Only together, by putting
our trivial differences
aside, may we all
flourish, and discover
genuine meaning in
our lives as well.
The Bird
Soaring in the sky, wings
outstretched, gracefully
riding the currents of wind,
the bird majestically
embraces is destiny.
The higher the bird climbs,
the more difficult its
journey, due to the thin
air and lack of oxygen.
When it remains close to
the ground, it feels secure
in its environment.
It is only when the bird
challenges its confines though,
soaring high above, will it
truly see the world below,
discovering the genuine
beauty of life.
Humanity is very
much like the bird.
When we remain in our
comfort zone, fearing to soar
and challenge our self-centered
beliefs, we will never see
life’s true potential.
It is only when we rise
above, confront our fears,
climb to new heights, may
we begin a quest to
understand our true
life’s purpose.
The Sun
As the sun rises, our
life begins anew.
With our birth, the sheer
beauty and clarity of all
it illuminates is apparent.
With our exposure to the world,
however, the suns brilliance
begins to fade, as its light
is partially hidden behind
the clouds above.
For some, only a few clouds
exist, allowing the sun’s
rays to periodically reach
the ground below.
For others though, the clouds
darken, covering the entire sky.
How overcast the skies become
depends on our acceptance of
all we learned to be true.
Those who have fully
embraced this truth, though
they may find success in the
world, will perpetually live
under a darkened overcast
sky, one where the sun’s
rays are seldom seen.
Only those who start to
challenge their self-centered
beliefs will begin to see
the clouds dissipate.
Though few will ever
observe the crystal clear
blue sky we once observed
with our birth, the journey
to see once again an
unblemished blue sky
is what makes life
truly worthwhile.
Listen
Listen to the quiet in
between the words
of another to hear
the genuine meaning.
It is then you will sense
their essence speaking
silently, as it converses
with our spirit within.
See Beyond
See beyond the façade
we each project, to
the essence within.
It is here the answers
about life’s true purpose
lie and the genuine
worth of another
may be discovered.
Finding Meaning
Open your heart.
Change the world.
Find purpose.
Help all in need without
motive or benefit.
Selflessly share your
innate wisdom and
unconditional love
with others.
This is the meaning
of life; the reason
for our life’s journey.
Our Common Purpose
Though we each pursue
our own path through life,
we all have the same
purpose: to reunite with
our spirit within, then
share its essence selflessly
with all others, so they
too may discover their
life’s genuine purpose as well.
The Beauty of Life
Every life is beautiful,
perfect in every way.
Appearance or any
other comparisons
mean little.
The beauty of life resides
not on the outside.
It only lies within,
where the true beauty
and worth of another
has always been.
Tears
My sorrow is inconsolable.
Tears steadily fall down
my face as I see the pain
and torment of so many.
Hunger, prejudice, senseless
deaths, ending their life
before their appointed time.
Every meaningless death
harms all; their spirit no
longer present to spread
its innate wisdom and
unconditional love with others.
My tears surge for all,
realizing these man-made
challenges never need occur.
We are alive to help,
not harm another.
My tears will continue
to flow until humanity awakens,
mitigating the devastating
struggles and premature
death of so many innocents.
The Power of Love
The greatest power in
the universe is love,
shared selflessly with all.
It matters not if we know
another or if they are strangers.
We are alive to share our
unconditional love, present
within each, to benefit all.
The Aurora
The picturesque colorful
lights dance in the night
sky, powered by solar
wind speeding through
the earth’s atmosphere.
Most are unable to see
this spectacular display,
as it is generally only
seen at the extreme
corners of our planet.
Despite where we live
though, we each may be
able to see an aurora
in our life as well.
To do so, we must light
up our darkened core,
by traveling to the
far corners within.
We may do this by
selflessly sharing the
wisdom and unconditional
love of our spirit within,
then allowing it to guide
all of our life’s choices.
A Moment of Sanity
We live in a chaotic self-
obsessed world, struggling
to survive the onslaught
of daily challenges.
To endure in such a world,
we must rely on ourselves
and what we need
to do to survive.
Every once in a while,
though, a passing thought
may penetrate our protective
exterior, our façade,
questioning our beliefs
and path through life.
This brief awakening creates
a moment of unbelievable
calm, inner peace, and
feelings of authentic love,
as a glimpse of what
discovering genuine
meaning in our life
reveals itself.
After We Awaken
There may come a time
in our life we begin to
question the self-centered
beliefs we were taught and
blindly accepted as true.
Once this happens, we may
never fall back asleep by
continuing to follow
the status quo.
The matrix we once lived
in begins to dissolve as
our life changes forever.
We now see our friends,
family, job, and everything
else in the world through
different eyes.
The trivialities of life no
longer interest us, as we
discover we now have
little in common with
those who remain asleep.
It is a time of great change,
one where we begin to
understand, we are alive
not simply to find our own
success and survive in
the world, but to selflessly
help all others, despite
our differences or
accomplishments,
do so as well.
Our Search For Meaning
There are but two paths
through life we may choose.
Depending on our choice,
we each decide our destiny.
The first path is the self-
centered path of the ego,
learned after our birth.
There are numerous choices
we may pursue if we
follow its direction.
Though some lead to having
a successful life, none of
them will help us find real
meaning or purpose in our life.
To understand the genuine
reason for our life’s journey,
we must follow the second path:
that of the spirit, a piece of
god present within every life.
By following our spirit’s
guidance and sharing its
wisdom and unconditional
love with others, all our
questions will be answered,
and we will discover the
true meaning of life as well.
The Paradox of Life
When we live life worrying
only about ourself, though we
may be successful, able to
enjoy life to the fullest, as
death approaches and we
review our life, almost
all will begin to question
if their success meant their
life was important and meaningful.
As most begin to realize it
was not, the paradox of
life becomes evident.
Though it is too late for
them to change, they
finally understand, life
was never just about them.
Rather, their success was
meant to be selflessly shared
to help others become
successful in life as well.
Our Most Important Designation
Most believe we are the
labels we assign to each
other: male, female, wealthy,
poor, black, white, or any
number of other descriptions
we use to differentiate and
define ourselves in the world.
Though these labels are used
to describe who we are in a
self-centered world, they ignore
our most important designation.
We are spirit, a piece of god
encased in a human body,
intimately connected to each other.
The genuine purpose of our
life’s journey has little to do
with our other designations.
We are alive to selflessly
share our spirit’s inherent
wisdom and unconditional
love with all others, so
everyone, regardless of our
differences or challenges in
life, may discover their true
purpose in life as well.
Life’s Genuine Value
We are alive to discover,
spiritually flourish, share
our inherent wisdom and
unconditional love, present
within every life, with all
others, so they too may
discover their true
purpose in life as well.
Separate, our lives lack purpose.
Only together, selflessly sharing
our spirit’s wisdom and love
with others may we all succeed
and discover life’s genuine value.